Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia [[electronic resource] ] : a Southeast Asia perspective / / Vedi R. Hadiz

• Autore: Hadiz Vedi R. <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.809598
• Soggetto topico: Local government - Indonesia; Decentralization in government - Indonesia; Power (Social sciences) - Indonesia; Elite (Social sciences) - Indonesia
• Soggetto geografico: Indonesia Politics and government 1998-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Localisation and Globalisation -- Chapter One. Decentralisation, Development and Democracy Theoretical Issues and Debates -- Chapter Two. The Post-Authoritarian Context -- Chapter Three. The Localisation of Power and Institutional Change -- Chapter Four. A Political Sociology of Local Elites -- Chapter Five. Money Politics and Thuggery in New Local Democracies -- Chapter Six. The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Many post-authoritarian societies have adopted decentralization—effectively localizing power—as part and parcel of democratization, but also in their efforts to entrench "good governance." Vedi Hadiz shifts the attention to the accompanying tensions and contradictions that define the terms under which the localization of power actually takes place. In the process, he develops a compelling analysis that ties social and institutional change to the outcomes of social conflict in local arenas of power. Using the case of Indonesia, and comparing it with Thailand and the Philippines, Hadiz seeks to understand the seeming puzzle of how local predatory systems of power remain resilient in the face of international and domestic pressures. Forcefully persuasive and characteristically passionate, Hadiz challenges readers while arguing convincingly that local power and politics still matter greatly in our globalized world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia
• ISBN: 0-8047-7352-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459071203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary issues in Asia and the Pacific.